The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

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compose the committee: Hon. B. M
Estes, chairman; L, B. Suggs, Hon. D.
P. MADDEN, Noland Fontsine, DR.. d
T. Porter, W. J. Ora wford, Gen. r. r
Patterson, W. W. Scboolfield, John
X. Speed, Judge T. ]. Latham, T. B.
Tr zsvant, l N. Snowden, +. A.
Keeling. j. 8. Menkep, Martin Kelly
and ]. II. Maitip.
"A mysterious rscka age, all the way
from Lynchburg, Va, was received al
the station house. Yesterday, addressed
to "Ths Hon. ID. p. Haddsp, Hotel
Monte Sano, Memphis, Tenn" The
contents were Of liquid character.
Pickett & Mouror filed In u G Circuit
Court yesterday, q suit against George
ID. Msttipgly. for $1,000 damages, 81.
legged to have bsen sustained on an
attachment Another suit bet geen
the same parties for ESQ damages on
smother attachment was entered.
According 10 the Trade Journal,
which makes lie appearance today,
there arc 1886 places of business In
Memphis, including Offices OF physi.
clans end lawyers, and exclusive OF
tax collectors, deputy sheriff., consta.
bles' and public tfiicel generally.
Judge DuB1se appeared a. the
courthouse fJrashi.s yesterday morn.
Ing. but was unable TO hole court. A
gentleman yesterday telephoned 10 an
acquaintance 10 the building for con-
fnmation or denial OF q report that the
Grand Jury had indicted the malady
which ssizsd upon the Judge and laid
him mp. IL vas denied.
On Thursday, September 9Th, PEG.
pie living Ia the neighborhood will
give a grand ock show and barbecue
two and ali miles south Of B,iley's
station on.the Memphis and Charleston
railroad. Excursion rates will be ar
ranged, and conveyances will carry
persons from Balley's to the grounds.
AT ~ o'clock last night q tele-
phone meesspe was received at the
siationhouse that a burglar had besn
trapped In a residence at the corner Of
fernando ahd Elliott streets. Police
men were hurried 10 the &C sne, but
before their arrival the bird had
flown. No loos OF yalusbles or other
goods.
The following real estate tra-s.
iers were fled In the registers Off @
yesterday: George X. Duncan to
Mrs. N. Il. Anderson, lot 90 Agnes
and Elizabeth strees; 500. NJ. l..
Sims and John o. Sims, land In Four
ieenth District; %. T. L. and A. L.
Taylor to NJ. q. Morgan, land In
Tenth District; $500.
"A bill was fled In the Chancery
Court yesterday bv Jsmes A. murray
aRalnet w. q. Brown and others.
The complainant atks for q decree
that an account be- taken between
him and Brown, who were putners
for some yeafe under tho style OF
murray Il Brown, NJ d the creditors OF
the firm, and that the properly Of tie
firm be sold to patisiy the debts.
Several Of the public schools In
tie Fifteenth Dislrict will 10 opened
Monday, September @ h. School No.
], on new Raleigh road, Miss Ida q.
Thomas, teacher; school No. g. at
L'a,h Orphan Asyium, MISC Elite
Easily, teacher; snhoal No. 3, a, brick
church, Mrs l.. X Milton aud Mas
Lydia II. Rawlings, teachers. The
pupils In the distTict should attend
promptly on the first day, that they
may be properly clasbited.
The B'unswlck excitement hps
down temporarily, though
q part Of the mystery remains un.
solved. IL appesrs that a man named
Congee, n mill owner, had a difficulty
With oae OF hls negro employees uome
time aao. A feE days ago he ssnt two
whito' men, Webher aud Walker, 20
arrest the man. S,rcs then he has not
been seen. Congea and Webber wero
put under bond. Walker hAa not been
found. The county 10 bSpg secured
fgT him.
The grand annual excursion from
yickeburs and intermediate ints 10
Memphis, over the Mississippi Valley
road, will be run Wednesday,, Sep.
telnber 18th. Fare Tor the round trip
will DO 81 rs from Vicksburg, with re
duciiOus to way Ttatnns according %
dieiarce. The train leaves Vickppurg
NJ $3.50 a M, ariiviug here at 5:l5 d.
NJ separate coaches for both white
Hud blacks, with plenty q room for
all. II Ia under the agement Ct
the railroad company.
When WALKER Bjpo, the little
boy who has been accustomed 20
awakenioR Deputy sheria Dean Pope
OF mornings, called yesterday 10 per.
form his task he discovered that geo.
ueman In a olma'ose condition from
the Ell cla II thirty grain dose of
morphine. Drs X gerr, Wilhiord and
Henning administered remed lea
hypeIdormlcaliy, af'or which friends
OF the gentleman cot 90 work upon
him, and nj late hour last night bad
him ON the high road 10 recovery.
MIR. Napoleon Hin Yesterday r..
signed the urctlttuoy II the new
bank, the Memphis City Fro aud
General Insurance Oomp,ny, and tbs
vice president, Mr.. W. N. Wilkeuon,
becAms &C log president by virtue q
HE Office. In the near Ia ufe the
stockholders will elec, a new ptesl.
dent. Mr.. Hills Ieoiguailon vas en-
lnic,d by the change Of tho Memphis
Oiiy FIRE aud General Insurance